Understanding and Improving the Burden and Unmet Needs of Informal Caregivers of Homebound Patients Enrolled in a Home-Based Primary Care Program

被引:22
作者
Ornstein, Katherine [1 ]
Smith, Kristofer L. [2 ,4 ]
Boal, Jeremy [3 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Mt Sinai Visiting Doctors Program, New York, NY USA
[2] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Samuel Bronfman Dept Med, New York, NY USA
[3] N Shore LIJ Hlth Syst, Long Isl Jewish Med Ctr, Great Neck, NY USA
[4] Mt Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, New York, NY USA
关键词
peer homebound; caregiving; home care; home-based primary care; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; PHYSICAL HEALTH; SUPPORT; PEOPLE; CANCER; DEPRESSION; MORTALITY;
D O I
10.1177/0733464808329828
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
The growing homebound population is heavily reliant on informal caregivers, who are increasingly burdened by their roles. This study describes informal caregivers of the homebound who remain caregivers at a 9-month follow-up and examines the impact of a home-based primary care (HBPC) program on caregiver burden and unmet needs using a prospective design with a pre-post intervention assessment. Informal caregivers of the urban homebound are similar to caregivers of other populations and have a broad range of unmet needs. The intervention described is the regular provision of multidisciplinary HBPC. Hundred fourteen caregivers of newly admitted patients complete a baseline interview. For the 56 caregivers who complete a 9-month follow-up interview, participation in HBPC is associated with a statistically significant decrease in overall caregiver burden. At 9 months, caregivers demonstrate an overall decrease in unmet needs, with a statistically significant decrease across two measured domains. These results suggest that the regular provision of multidisciplinary care in the home can mitigate the deleterious impact of informal caregiving.
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页码:482 / 503
页数:22
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